Towing Question noises from hitch

[mffjm8509]

the search button before asking a dumb question!!!

I pulled my AS with Equalizer hitch home today for the first time and was really surprised on my first right hand turn............I even stopped at an empty parking lot and made my wife do donuts while I listened to the noise........

I was on my way home to ask what the heck that was when I decided to search first....

I love this board!

Mike

[ROBERTSUNRUS]

Originally Posted by pmclemore

Do you reckon that the "grinding compound" wears the ball and hitch away faster than an ungreased metal-to-metal junction would?

Hi, No the "grinding compound" will not wear as fast as metal to metal and will be a lot smoother. I use a teflon grease for my hitch ball [Teflon Hitch Ball Grease] and other moveing parts. Equal-i-zer says that you can grease the spring bars without ill effect; That is the only part I don't grease because of the mess when storing the bars inside of my storage compartment. My hitch was installed dry too; I think that was to give other campers another reason to turn around and look when a new Airstream was pulling into the campsite.

[overlander64]

One sure way to attract as many stares as possible when entering a campground -- an Airstream or Argosy being towed by a 32-year-old Cadillac Eldorado convertible with the top down utilizing a Reese Dual Cam hitch. It provides something of the experience of Nicky in The Long, Long Trailer. as it really does seem like there is a forty-foot train car behind you and every noise the hitch makes amplifies the scene that is being created. It is also a bit intimidating to feel the close proximity of the coach -- it is a much different feeling than towing with a sedan or truck-based vehicle. I don't even want to think of the pressure trying to back into one of those awkward spaces with all of the attention that the combination typically garners.

Kevin